mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: we learn more each day about the devastating toll that ongoing flooding has inflicted on eastern kentucky. as rescue and recovery efforts continue, kentuckians are grieving lost family members and friends and neighbors. one of the victims of last weekend's flash floods was gabe hensly, a 30-year-old coal miner and father. he was working a shift when the floods hit. on his way home to rescue his wife and son, he stopped to help a man who had wrecked a four-wheeler. he cleared trees and turned people away from danger. then, tragically, the flood waters gave away. eastern kentucky lost a hero. we're all grieving for the men, women, and children this flood has taken from us. the hensly family has asked that people honor gabe by helping other flood victims. flooding, high winds, and power outages are still ongoing, and forecasters predict more heavy hanefall in the region throughout next week. the threat of even more disaster in even -- in eastern kentucky is acute. i spoke with

mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: eastern kentucky is again facing the threat of stormy weather and flash floods this weekend. emergency responders have been on the ground since the flooding began and will continue their critical role in the coming days, making sure that the federal government is stepping up as well. in addition to the governor and state lawmakers, i've been in personal contact with the president, secretary mayorkas and bessera, fema administrator criswell, going back to the beginnings of this mc. fema has been with on the ground sips since day one providing enormous help with search-and-rescue operations. once rebuilding begins, their role will only be more important. with the president's major disaster declaration, fema is now authorized to send financial assistance directly to the flood victims. these funds will be critical to those who lost th

mr. mcconnell knew? mr. mcconnell, not guilty. >> it's over.s crestfallen the moment i first heard it. >> i want to ask the house managers to be escorted out of the senate chamber. >> one at 100 to 0 verdict. i really thought that we created such an overwhelming cascade of facts, that the wiser republicans might say, this is our chance to save our party. this is our chance to get out from under the thumb of donald trump. and seven of them did the right thing. we needed ten more. and so, we might see a replay in 2024, of the 2020 election. i think we convicted him in the court of public opinion, and i think we convicted him in the eyes of history. so, he's been turned into a pariah, i think, in national politics. and yet, trump has tightened its control over the republican party. right now, you've got majorities of republicans in both houses, who are saying, essentially, they're willing to go along with whatever donald trump says. that wouldn't be a problem for us, if we just had the majority rule in america. but in the gop, they're manipulating

mr. mcconnell.hen meeting with our allies and partners, we talked about our commitment to return to the senate and to work hard to swiftly ratify the accession protocols, an we've done just that. we had hoped to be the first body to do that ratification. we're going to be the 22nd, which i think is very good news for nato and for the effort to ensure that finland and sweden become members of nato. on july 19, the senate foreign relations committee on which senator portman and i sit unanimously voted in support of nato's accession protocols. and today's vote is not just important for sweden and finland and for nato, but it's also important for ukraine, as senator portman laid out. the ukrainian people are on the front lines of a war for democracy and for our collective , shared values, values that underpin the heart of the nato alliance. and sweden and finland's membership will bolster our efforts to hold putin to account, as he wages this war to eradicate ukrainian culture. putin's decision to invad

mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: eastern kentucky is reeling, reeling from some of the worst flooding in our state's history. the area is still experiencing hanefall today -- rainfall today. this horrible, tragic crisis is far from over. in jackson, waters reached 43.5 feet high, breaking an 83-year-old record. drone footage shows whole towns completely submerged. roadways have turned into rivers, rising waters have reached rooftops. across more than a dozen counties, severe rain storms have created crisis conditions. the water rose too quickly for many to react, with tragic consequences. the governor has confirmed that 30 people have lost their lives, including children. i think that number is likely to rise in the coming days. the families who were lucky enough to get out unscathed have lost homes, businesses, and airlooms and many communities the water-logged destruction is absolute. eastern kentucky is well known its step hilltops, rolling forests and deep hollers. those features which make the region o

mr. mcconnell. the leader mr. trump wants to replace. some of those candidates have said they wanted to replace mitch mcconnell. in spite of that do you think mcconnell will try to help the candidates get across the finish line? >> he will. mitch mcconnell could be the savior of the republican majority if the money comes in and moves the numbers. which they will. we're not at the beginning of a campaign season. there will be a lot of republican money along with mitch mcconnell coming into big senate races and the polling numbers will move in september. but you still have candidates like a dr. oz in pennsylvania or a blake masters in arizona. the fox polls showed their own favorables are pretty low. so they can't just depend on a political environment turning their fortunes around, they need to do a better job on the campaign trail to win those swing states. >> bill: thank you for coming on. we'll make you the third co-anchor. hope are you up for that. thank you, josh, talk to you soon. a new piece in the "new york times" slamming republic

mr. mcconnell: kentucky officials are working literally overtime to deliver supplies to those affected by ongoing flooding. heat and humidity are rising to dangerous levels in areas that still lack power. my team is helping coordinate relief efforts in any way we can. with the senate still in session, my state director joined the kentucky national guard yesterday as they distributed food and water to displaced residents. many of the roads in eastern kentucky are still impassable, so the kentucky national guard is flying dozens of helicopter missions daily to drop water, mre's and vital supplies to kentuckians in remote areas of our state. my state director was on board as they flew over flooded roadways and homes to visit the community centers operating as supply hubs in areas isolated by rising water. the landings are difficult. sometimes nearly impossible. but the heroes of the kentucky national guard will do whatever it takes to reach those stranded by the floods. and that's just one part of the flurry of activity. emergency responders have deployed boats and trucks across the affected

mr. rove. senator mcconnell received a lot of attention for what he said this week, but, there are i heard from whether the g.o.p. still has a chance to take the senate. what do you think? >> well, it does, it is up hill fight, we have 21 seats up, democrats have 14. we're playing defense in wisconsin. i am feeling good about ron johnson's chances, pennsylvania open seat left by the retirement of pat toomey. north carolina where ted bud is running for open seat have a waited. and florida where marco rubio not taking his opponent for granted. and then ohio where we had a candidate who won with about less than a third of the vote in 6 person primary. and has not been able to raise money, but mcconnell, despite vance attacked mcconnell during the primary, senator mcconnell is reserved 25 million dollars in advertising time. republicans you are right, they have to hold these, because if they hold these and pick up one they control senate, if they loews any of lose any they have to pick up two, candidate quality dues matter, there are 3 races, nevada and arizona and georgia, we have others in new ha

mr. romney, taking another tack. jan mcconnell the republicans find a middle ground to salvage their senate election? greg: i think so. there are an awful lot of republican candidates who say they would not support mitch mcconnell for another term as the leader of the senate. it is a very divided party right now. i think this is a shocker to all of a sudden see five republican seats look shaky, and maybe only a couple of democratic seats. in a50/50 senate, the democrats have a path to keep control. lisa: this comes when the democrats are trying to push through the inflation act of 2022, build back better reframed why new moment. how do you view this as a likelihood or as helping the democrats into the midterms? greg: all of a sudden you have to include that this bill is in trouble. some provisions will have to go. kyrsten sinema does not like anything on carried interest. i have been joking, carried interest is like rasputin, cannot be killed. this may end up staying in the bill. i think she also had problems with the corporate mi

how mitch mcconnell and the senate republicans abandoned america. interviewing mr. schapiro is an award-winning journalist for passion for history and travel and real estate and the chesapeake bay. widely published he has authored four books and was a reporter and editor at the "washington post". since leaving in 2004 he has received 17 words for his work more than 50 bylines in "the new york times". his first job as washington bureau library and for the new york herald tribune where he could tag along with the white house reporter to watch lbj signed the 1964 civil rights act into law. [applause] it's hard to avoid partisanship working at the title. [laughter] looking at current events i kept waking upeq to new headlines every day that have constant rewriting. what mess is mitch mcconnell responsible for today? whether the supreme court or abortion or voting rights were climate change or primary election results. so much to be trace back to the so-called grim reaper. so with your indulgence only focus on the fact through the lens of mitch mcconnell schapiro raises

ira latest book is called "betrayal" how mitch mcconnell and the senate republicans abandoned america. interviewing mr. shapiro will be eugene meyer and award-winning journalist with passion for history and travel, real estate and the chesapeake bay. widely published in magazines he has authored four books and was for many years of reporter and editor of the "washingtonon pos" since leaving the post in 2004 mr. meyer has7 received 17 awars for his work and more than 50 bylines in "the new york times." his firstal journalism job was s a washington are laboring for the old new york he wrote tribune where you got to tag along with a white house reporter who watch lbg -- lbj signed the 1964 civil rights act into law. pretty cool. [applause] it's hard to avoid partisanship when discussing his book or just look at that title. and as i tried to tie his introduction to current events are last few weeks i kept waking up to new headlines every day that seem to require constant rewriting. it was like oh what method mitch mcconnell responsible for today whether the supreme court abortion or campaign finance votin

ira's latest book is called the betrayal how mitch mcconnell and the senate republicans abandoned america. interviewing mr. shapiro today will be eugene meyer an award-winning veteran journalist with passions for history and travel real estate and the chesapeake bay. widely, published in magazines. he is authored four books and was for many years a reporter and editor at the washington post. since leaving the post in 2004 mr. meyer has received 17 awards for his work and has had more than 50 bylines in the new york times. his first journalism job was as washington bureau librarian for the old new york herald tribune where he got to tag along with a white house reporter to watch lbj sign the 1964 civil rights act into law pretty cool. so it's hard to avoid partisanship when discussing this book. i mean just look at that title. and as i tried to tie this introduction to current events over the last few weeks. i kept waking up to new headlines every day that seemed to require constant rewriting. it was like, oh what mess is mitch mcconnell responsible for today. whether it's the supreme court and abortion or

from a campaign event and he was on air force one and senator mitch mcconnell got a call patch through to the president and he said mr. president, you should nominate somebody right away that person should be amy comey barrett and the fact that back when justice kennedy retired in the summer of 2018, her name had been mentioned for that agency and eventually went to brett kevin on donald trump is quoted as having said, not yet, i am saving her for the ginsberg seat and so, then i work and support, what will be on then, that was just the icing on the cake and that was something that was inevitability to it and the fact that all the white house the course talk about shortlist and mentioned other names, there was really only one name of the listen he never thought of another potential nominee actually and he aspired for hurt from the very beginning. >> i guess is right did exactly what they did even during - and they put out some breadcrumbs that would suggest a different nominee and i know you have done research into how they told some news organizations that maybe he had a thing for another judge down in florida and m

mcconnell and donald trump. i introduced the bill to change the problems that we have. mr. patel: i support this. the population has increased. a lot of republicans support terms for supreme court justices. that way we don't have to wait for someone to retire or waiting for the right president to be there to retire. and while we are at it, if you need to walk the walk and get that done, perhaps they should be term limits for all, the u.s. senate, the u.s. house entered the u.s. supreme court so we get turnover. we will continue to make sure that we renew. >> i agree with mr. patel. >> i likewise agree. in terms of bipartisan, i believe the best legislation is always bipartisan. if you don't work together, you have that swing back and forth. if you do just the democratic bill, it is hard to work out. i had to work for months. the best time in government was after 9/11. i created a bipartisan caucus. we started it and created a bill to create a commission to study what went wrong. came back recommending left -- 50 reforms. they made our country safer. we were united and it was deep and strong at th

mr. president, welcome to "fox news @ night." >> hi, shannon. >> shannon: who is your favorite, chuck grassley, lindsey graham, mitch mcconnell?> shannon: breaking news, sad news. we have learned president george president george w. bush has died. we will take you live to vietnam in minutes where the historic summit is happening. did he really propose five times? >> set fire to historic st. john's church. i have seen so many law enforcement, military. >> another explosion behind me due south. >> air raid sirens are going off in the ukrainian capital of k kiev. indicating there are likely incoming russian strikes set to take place. this is the first time we've heard the sirens. >> the good news for people like me is that the court is still 6-3. >> the student claims spirit airlines told her to flush her emotional support pat down the toilet. our legal eagles debate whether she has a case against the airline where she is just getting caught up in the hamster wheel. it looks like you have cocounsel. >> always bring in the ringer when you have a chance. >> dancing and 12 seconds. ten, nine, eight, seven. >> none of us wake up look

thomas mcconnell who actually was a doctor at parkland hospital before and after the assassination, but he was here documenting this tragic very sad moment of mrs. kennedy coming out with the children just before little john john raised his hand in salute. so we have a lot of materials that we haven't yet been able to put on display, but this is just one example where people have wanted to express their powerful memories not necessarily thinking that their stories are important, but it adds so much rich texture and dimension to the stories that we're able to do through programming. nicola tell me i'll use the word tourist site, you know, and and whether we're dealing with ford's theater the side of the lincoln assassination or your own exhibit. tell me how do museums exhibits evolve dealing with an assassination when you're rubbing up against something. so extremely delicate and the morning it. how do you how does the community come together and decide it's time for us to commemorate this does it take a long while does it happen instantly? well, it takes a very long time on the day of the assassination the grassy knoll de lily plaza became an i

mr. crudite. what do you see on this map, and what do you hear in the comment from mitch mcconnell?i hear what al davis said when he was on the raiders, "just win, baby." i think that's what's going to change everything. the rapid republican radicalism which has take over the party will still maintain its grip until, until we get to another election cycle. until we get to all of these candidates losing. there's something about -- we are a country of we like winners. we don't like losers. i think this is also going to show, the only way the republican party donald trump -- donald trump's grip loosens. the only thing that changes it is when they start to lose election after election. as long as the democrats continue to paint republicans as these rabid, radical republicans, as you talked about, as you brought in roe v. wade, de-fund the fbi, talk about not figuring out what to do with 80% of this country reduced to real gun legislation. you continue to pin those issues on them, they will lose. that is the only thing that's going to defeat this crazy radicalism, is more losing election

mr. president, that is what is provocative. and to hear these responsible complain that her travel itinerary is provocative is utterly absurd. host: that is mitch mcconnell, house minority leader -- sorry, senate minority leader. speaking yesterday. margin in west haven, connecticut say, speaker pelosi stated she is the leader of the coequal branch of government. she can go anywhere. she is undermining executive authority. tim and rhode island saying, i believe speaker pelosi's trip is a political stunt. speaker pelosi is trying to give democrats some credit for november. some of you texting your thoughts this morning about the trip. and this is from sam in kentucky. saying, there are american businesses in taiwan. they are all of the stuff we buy in taiwan. the last speaker was newt gingrich years ago that went. we appreciate everyone who participated in the first hour. we will continue on discussing and talking about the political and international implications. joining us as lyle goldstein with the firm defense priorities. he will discuss the trip and implications next. and later on in the program, we will hear from priorities usa aneesa mcmillan. wha